Just wow! Changing job is THE hardest think I have ever done in my career. It must be the best kept secret in teaching, because no-one ever tells you what to expect until you’re “in the moment”. I have no idea why this is the case, maybe it’s because people think that if they admit … Read more
The last six weeks I have had to go back to basics in terms of my lesson planning and behaviour management … let’s just say that at times it feels like doing my PGCE all over again. Of course I’ve had the data on my groups (I’ve had that for months!!) but this only tells part … Read more
I am ticking things off this list left, right and bloomin’ centre … I am a veritable list-ticking ninja this weekend! One of the things we’d usually do in gain time in the Summer term, is to check if the maths part of the school website needs updating ready for September (obviously we’re playing catch … Read more
I like to think I’m quite pragmatic about the big things that are on their way in terms of maths teaching; it’s just the little stupid things in life I kick off about! but in the main I sit back and reflect before deciding what to do. I also like to make sure that I have … Read more
With the current pace of change, and the rumour mill constantly churning out information, we find ourselves having loads of “what if…” conversations, discussing what we will do if (or when) any of the proposals coming out of Whitehall actually come to fruition. So far, we have refrained from inventing bizarre and outrageous scenarios – to be … Read more
You will have to excuse my cheek but I am hi-jacking Mel’s blog to give a huge shout out to all the Maths people who attended the Edexcel Maths training today in Manchester. It was good to meet so many people who are interested in how we have achieved the results we have done at our … Read more
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